Lawrence Irving likes to begin his mediations by asking the parties: “Do you want to shoot the lizard in the head, and stop th...

When former journalist Anita Busch testified at Anthony Pellicano’s first wiretapping trial, the private eye conducted a grues...

Thanks to a rarely granted attorney fee incentive, a Los Angeles plaintiffs' lawyer has an extra $66,600 in his pocket. ...

The ability of counsel to bring a motion for attorney fees after successfully litigating violations of the Fair Employment and...

Less than a year after upholding the right to protest at shopping malls, the California Supreme Court took on another importan...

In the wake of the state Supreme Court's recent 'Edwards' decision, releases should be drafted to clarify that relevant non-wa...

This week's federal appellate court decision provided a very significant victory for the open source industry, writes Mark Rad...

The ability of counsel to bring a motion for attorney fees after successfully litigating violations of the Fair Employment and...

The widow of a motorcycle crash victim has won a $8.5 million wrongful death verdict against her husband's doctor, who recomme...

A federal judge in Sacramento ordered Thursday that plaintiffs' attorneys be allowed to take the depositions of Gov. Arnold Sc...

The former general counsel at Apple Inc. on Thursday settled a Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint that was fil...

After a busy July, the number of big deals in August dipped for California lawyers.

Lawyers trying to limit U.S. Forest Service logging projects aren't giving up, despite a major setback last month at the 9th U...

San Francisco-based Cornerstone Law Group adds Heller Ehrman attorney as chair of its class action practice.

Following a Los Angeles federal judge's ruling allowing the University of California to deny course credit to applicants from ...

Supporters of open source copyright licenses hailed a major victory Wednesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal C...

James E. Ludlam, a founding force in the field of health care law, died on Tuesday at the age of 93. ...

Drilling for oil and natural gas off our beaches will mean daily air and water pollution problems, and a constant risk of oil ...

The purpose of a cross-complaint is to enable the expeditious resolution of legal disputes, even those unrelated to the underl...

Philip Bass, former managing partner of Titchell, Maltzman, Mark & Ohleyer and one-time mayor of Tiburon, has died from a ...

Testimony in the trial of attorney Terry N. Christensen and private eye Anthony Pellicano focused Wednesday on a crime that ne...

Sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 37(c) can devastate a litigant’s claims or defenses, write Rex S. Heinke ...

An attorney testifying against Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field at his misconduct trial admitted on the stand Wedn...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's payment of $9.5 million to Brocade Communications Systems may have helped the law firm ...

Web Exclusive - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court's ruling that state-imposed limits on po...

In spite of a $15.2 billion state budget deficit, the court appointed receiver overseeing California’s prison health care syst...

There are no more tricks left for a retired lawyer who practiced amateur magic. He died before an appellate court rejected hi...

Latham Partner Jumps to Jones Day

Finding a person with standing to bring a financial elder abuse action can be a real problem, writes Phil Brown. - Focus Colum...

Trying to block Mattel’s bid for damages in the Bratz case, a lawyer for MGA Entertainment on Tuesday questioned a doll sculpt...